At the end of May, the first Swedish Sailing League (called “Allsvenskan”) started in Saltsjöbaden. 18 clubs came to sail against each other. The weekend offered summer and sun, but very challenging conditions. The winner after 11 flights overall was the host club KSSS (the Royal Swedish YC). On Friday, all teams were nervous, and eager to see what the competition had to offer. But soon it was clear which clubs would dominate the weekend. Ekolns Sailing Club from Uppsala surprised everyone by winning five heats in a row before posting an OCS and proved to be human. Stockholm’s 606 Klubb were favorites in the polls but had a tough start. They worked hard and sailed better and better throughout the regatta. Also, the two west coast clubs, Hjuviks Båtklubb and Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club, showed that their pre-season training was well spent. However, at the end, it was the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) that maximized the advantage of home waters as well as many hours of training in the J/70. The winning KSSS team consisted of Rodney Ardern, Sandra Sandqvist, Ingemar Sundstedt and Mikael Lindqvist. They managed to win eight out of 11 races. Behind them in second place was Stockholm’s 606 Klubb, and in third overall Ekolns SegelKlubb, also from the Stockholm area. The balance of the top five included Hjuviks Båtklubb in fourth and Royal Gothenburg YC in fifth. Sandra Sandqvist, who is also working on sailing in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, had this to say about their winning performance, “We had some favorites pressure on us, so we definitely felt that pressure. But, we have been given roles in the team to work well together. It’s always fun to win!” The next our stops for Allsvenskan 2015 include: August 14-16-the MSS, the Western Harbour, Malmo, August 28-30-HjBK/CCYC, Grötö, Gothenburg archipelago and September 17-19-the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Italy. To learn more about the Swedish Sailing League, visithttp://www.svensksegling.se/.